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Archaeotherium mortoni

Osteichthyes - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy
Archaeotherium mortoni was named by Leidy (1850) [genotype].

It was recombined as Entelodon mortoni by Leidy (1853); it was recombined as Elotherium mortoni by Leidy (1857), Leidy (1873), Hay (1902).

Subspecies
Archaeotherium clavus darbyi
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2016-05-17

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Archaeotherium mortoni Leidy p. 92
1852Archaeotherium robustum Leidy
1852Arctodon vetustum Leidy p. 65
1853Archaeotherium robustum Leidy
1853Entelodon mortoni Leidy
1857Elotherium mortoni Leidy p. 89
1873Elotherium mortoni Leidy p. 125
1893Elotherium clavum Marsh
1902Elotherium clavum Hay p. 655
1902Elotherium mortoni Hay p. 655
1909Archaeotherium mortoni Peterson
1920Archaeotherium clavus Troxell
1940Archaeotherium mortoni Scott p. 415 figs. Plates XXXVIII, XXXIX
1953Archaeotherium mortoni Galbreath
1998Archaeotherium mortoni Effinger
1998Archaeotherium mortoni Foss and Fremd p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
familyEntelodontidaeLydekker 1883
genusArchaeotherium
speciesmortoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Archaeotherium mortoni Leidy 1850
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Invalid names: Archaeotherium robustum Leidy 1852 [synonym], Arctodon vetustum Leidy 1852 [synonym], Elotherium clavum Marsh 1893 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:31:11
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Effinger 1998, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.00000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Archaeotherium mortoni (16977)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Archaeotherium mortoni (16894 16931)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Archaeotherium mortoni (16918 16930)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium mortoni (16885)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Archaeotherium mortoni (16922)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Archaeotherium mortoni (17101)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Archaeotherium mortoni (17117)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Archaeotherium mortoni (17081 17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium mortoni (17092 17094 17133 17174 17180 17296) Elotherium mortoni (17141 17142 17153)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeotherium mortoni (17055)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Archaeotherium mortoni (17098 17175)